All About Color #8A79D8

#8A79D8

About #8A79D8

#8A79D8 is a light blue color with the hex code #8A79D8. In RGB it is red 138, green 121, blue 216; in HSL it is hue 251°, saturation 55%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 36%, 44%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 3.62:1 on white and 5.81:1 on black.

#8A79D8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 79, D8
CMYK36.11%, 43.98%, 0.00%, 15.29%
RGB Decimal138, 121, 216
HSL251°, 55%, 66%
RGB Octal212, 171, 330
HSV (HSB)250.74°, 43.98%, 84.71%
RGB Binary10001010, 1111001, 11011000
CIE-L*AB56.12, 28.47, -46.64
RGB Percent54.12%, 47.45%, 84.71%
CIE-L*CH56.12, 54.64, 301.40
XYZ29.71, 24.04, 68.04
CIE-L*UV56.12, 1.56, -76.15
xyY0.24, 0.20, 24.04
Hunter-Lab49.03, 22.39, -47.96
RYB54.12%, 47.45%, 84.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A79D8 on a dark background: contrast 5.81:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A79D8 on a light background: contrast 3.62:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A79D8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A79D8 · #C8C0ED · #5037BE · #C7D879 · #E4EDC0

Analogous palette

#79C7D8 · #7997D8 · #8A79D8 · #BA79D8 · #D879C7

Triadic palette

#8A79D8 · #D88A79 · #79D88A · #C8C0ED · #EDC8C0

Tetradic palette

#8A79D8 · #D87997 · #C7D879 · #79D8BA · #5037BE

Monochromatic palette

#3C298E · #573DC7 · #8A79D8 · #BEB4E9 · #EEEBF9

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